New Special Projects Associate

A bit of good news, I have been hired by the Macalester Library as a Special Projects Associate. This combined with my current position as Visual Resource Curator brings my status up nicely to the full time range and all the job related benefits associated with that. So I am now free to follow my dreams and start skin diving for fresh mussels and um, this. Weee!!!

Anyway, both positions relate very well with each other and it will help define what I do for both much better. I have spent enough time working with people from the Library that I sort of feel like I already work there, and now it is official! So good deal all around.

New Job! Macalester here I come...

I have been offered and accepted the position of Visual Resource Assistant at Macalester College starting June 1st. I will continue to work for St. Olaf as Visual Resource Curator until August 31st when my contract with them expires. The job search to find my replacement is already underway. My only condition that needs to be worked out with Mac HR is to change the title to Visual Resource Curator because it is virtually identical to the position I am in now at St. Olaf and I don't want it to look like a demotion on my resume. Everything else is great, it is virtually the same pay rate I receive at St. Olaf but 20 hours a week instead of 10. It is also only about 2 miles away instead of nearly 50, so I will be saving about $25 on gas a week! I also have access to their health care package that I can buy into if I wish, and I will remain in an academic setting which I like.

In my phone interview, there was also talk about possibly transforming this position from a part time hourly, to a full time salaried position in a year. That is still to far to really plan for, but the excitement and energy behind this position really has me excited for its possibilities.

I am looking forward to getting things started up again and applying what I have learned at St. Olaf to to Macalester. And to think, all this started four years ago when I needed to find a job while Megan took organic chemistry. Funny how that works.

Interview

I have a job interview this morning at Macalester College for Visual Resource Assistant in the art department. I think I have a good shot as I am currently the curator of the St. Olaf Visual resource collection. I decided to change because the commute is already driving me crazy, and with gas heading towards $4.00 a gallon thats $13 just to get to and back from work! Let alone the time. I could even bike to Macalester no problem as it is a little less than 3 miles away.

Since my interview is at 10:00 and I will miss the WTIP broadcast, but I might be getting an email with it transcribed for me if everything technical works. I will post about it when I can.

For now, here is a good post from Tuscarora Lodge's blog about the fire from the first person. Be sure to check it out.